Excerpt from the Reading Police and Fire log:
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
- 1:10am – Unit reports possible abandoned vehicle at Liquor Junction on General Way.
- 3:48am – Hillcrest Avenue resident reports inside odor of gas.
- 6:15am – Report of trash in the road on Franklin Street.
- 7:17am – Lift assist for a Cross Street resident. No injuries reported.
- 8:12am – Commercial alarm at Chili’s Restaurant on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 8:20am – Verbal warning for a red light violation on Salem Street.
- 9:14am – Dustin Road resident reports an inappropriate video.
- 11:20am – Stolen wallet reported at Northeast School of Ballet on Lowell Street.
- 11:54am – Medic alert activation for a Boyce Street resident.
- 12:02pm – Box fell out of a truck on Howard Street.
- 12:19pm – Still fire alarm at a Milepost Road residence.
- 1:00pm – Report that solicitors are going door to door on Woodland Street.
- 2:55pm – Traffic enforcement on Weston Road.
- 3:13pm – Report of a fight in a West Street parking lot.
- 3:25pm – Vehicle struck a pole on Linden Street. No injuries reported.
- 4:31pm – Summer Avenue resident reports an online scam.
- 4:38pm – Wires down due to a truck on Vine Street.
- 4:44pm – Verbal warning issued for a marked lanes violation on Hopkins Street.
Thursday, November 30, 2023
- 2:20am – Two suspicious persons reported in the Planet Fitness parking lot on Salem Street.
- 5:29am – Commercial alarm at Market Basket on General Way.
- 5:44am – Door alarm at RMHS.
- 10:05am – Report of a dog in a car on Gould Street.
- 10:08am – Washington Street resident reports a possible ID theft.
- 10:19am – Woman’s clutch located in the rear of the RFD rescue truck.
- 11:30am – Traffic enforcement on Selfridge Road.
- 12:13pm – Person turned in checks found at Walgreens on Bolton Street.
- 12:31pm – DPW notified of a deceased animal on Libby Avenue.
- 1:38pm – Suspicious person making odd statements at McDonald’s on Main Street.
- 2:59pm – Report that a vehicle was hit in Calareso’s parking lot on Main Street.
- 3:01pm – Traffic enforcement on Weston Street.
- 3:09pm – Direct call to RFD for a malfunctioning stove.
- 6:08pm – Disabled vehicle at Supercuts on Walkers Brook Drive.
- 7:10pm – Traffic enforcement on South Street.
- 7:15pm – Deceased raccoon on Glidden Way.
- 10:18pm – MBTA police request a parent to pick up a student in Boston.
